It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42590. | Jake (hero7785) | 50.31 | 96% | 2017-12-13 |
| 42591. | Haseeb Mazhar (thunder_peak) | 50.30 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 42592. | Liam (liammano6922) | 50.30 | 94.2% | 2024-03-27 |
| 42593. | Spencer (benther) | 50.30 | 95% | 2025-04-17 |
| 42594. | Mani (mani45) | 50.30 | 94% | 2014-01-25 |
| 42595. | Naahun (naahun) | 50.30 | 96.7% | 2024-10-23 |
| 42596. | pvphigh (puky1) | 50.30 | 89% | 2015-12-29 |
| 42597. | Nicholas (nickynguyen4492) | 50.30 | 91% | 2011-06-05 |
| 42598. | 'Abdur-Rahman MG (pedromg) | 50.29 | 96% | 2025-03-16 |
| 42599. | yam (yamazakura) | 50.29 | 93% | 2021-10-14 |
| 42600. | HngryChef (siam33162) | 50.28 | 94% | 2022-03-26 |
| 42601. | Niqee (niqee_30) | 50.28 | 94% | 2024-12-14 |
| 42602. | Muhammad Umair (47umair0101) | 50.28 | 97% | 2024-12-06 |
| 42603. | Kaizen (kaizen30) | 50.28 | 93% | 2023-12-10 |
| 42604. | Camol (ccamol) | 50.28 | 96% | 2023-12-11 |
| 42605. | obama (balduin) | 50.28 | 93% | 2018-01-20 |
| 42606. | Eyns (eyns_100) | 50.27 | 96.4% | 2025-04-07 |
| 42607. | Milan (mil_sh) | 50.27 | 93.6% | 2024-07-15 |
| 42608. | Christopher (zobelnik) | 50.27 | 95% | 2013-11-07 |
| 42609. | Teedy (teedy_tech) | 50.27 | 96% | 2022-11-01 |
| 42610. | Shawkat (spulok) | 50.27 | 95% | 2016-05-02 |
| 42611. | RaKeisha (keisha10) | 50.27 | 95% | 2012-03-23 |
| 42612. | Yuki (yuki_zxd) | 50.26 | 95% | 2025-04-23 |
| 42613. | J (jjabberwock) | 50.26 | 96.6% | 2024-05-26 |
| 42614. | Neemita (minti) | 50.26 | 91% | 2013-11-10 |
| 42615. | Latnamo (shadz111) | 50.25 | 94% | 2025-03-07 |
| 42616. | b (bmv3502) | 50.25 | 93% | 2011-10-21 |
| 42617. | papa chocolate (jkreddeu) | 50.24 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
| 42618. | TALHA IQBAL (talhaiqbal) | 50.24 | 93% | 2024-06-03 |
| 42619. | Ziraeus (hiteshpatil237) | 50.24 | 95% | 2024-03-04 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |